Riot (1969)

96 min · Drama, Thriller, drama film, prison film

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Directors

Buzz Kulik

Cast

Jim Brown, Gene Hackman, Mike Kellin, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Clifford David, Ben Carruthers, Jerry Thompson, Ricky Summers, Bill Walker, Frank Eyman

The story

While the warden (real-life warden Frank A. Eyman) of a state prison is away, the isolation block erupts and 35 of the most violent criminals stage a riot and take over their portion of the prison. Cully Briston, in for five years and awaiting his eventual parole, wants no part of the riot.

Catalogue themes and tags

Arizona, Escape attempt, Fellow Inmate, Flucht, Flucht aus dem Gefängnis, Gefängnis, Hostage, Insurrection, Intrigue, Police, Prison riot, Siege, Verschanzen, häftlinge, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Action, Drama, Film adaptation

Genres

Drama, Thriller, drama film, prison film

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